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A social dilemma is a situation in which the interests of the
collective and its individual members clash. In these situations
individuals typically are tempted to take actions that favor
(sometimes even maximize) their short-term egocentric interests.
However if all group members adopt such behaviors, the group
suffers since all its members are worse off than they could be by
endorsing alternative pro-social actions that favor (sometimes even
maximize) the collective interest. This book provides an overview
and summary of the state of social psychological research on social
dilemmas. It is organized around four core issues: individual
differences which determine people's preferences for outcomes that
promote either their own or their group's well-being; the study of
dynamic processes based on simulations of artificial societies;
social dilemmas that emerge in inter-group conflicts; and the
effect of various types and sources of uncertainty on behavior in
social dilemma situations.
Human behavior often violates the predictions of rational choice
theory. This realization has caused many social psychologists and
experimental economists to attempt to develop an
experimentally-based variant of game theory as an alternative
descriptive model. The impetus for this book is the interest in the
development of such a theory that combines elements from both
disciplines and appeals to both.
The editors have brought together leading researchers in the
fields of experimental economics, behavioral game theory, and
social dilemmas to engage in constructive dialogue across
disciplinary boundaries. This book offers a comprehensive overview
of the new insights into the motivation of human behavior under a
variety of naturally or artificially induced incentive structures
that are emerging from their work. Amnon Rapoport--a pioneer and
leader in experimental study and quantitative modeling of human
decisions in social and interactive contexts--is honored.
A social dilemma is a situation in which the interests of the
collective and its individual members clash. In these situations
individuals typically are tempted to take actions that favor
(sometimes even maximize) their short-term egocentric interests.
However if all group members adopt such behaviors, the group
suffers since all its members are worse off than they could be by
endorsing alternative pro-social actions that favor (sometimes even
maximize) the collective interest. This book provides an overview
and summary of the state of social psychological research on social
dilemmas. It is organized around four core issues: individual
differences which determine people's preferences for outcomes that
promote either their own or their group's well-being; the study of
dynamic processes based on simulations of artificial societies;
social dilemmas that emerge in inter-group conflicts; and the
effect of various types and sources of uncertainty on behavior in
social dilemma situations.
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